Is it real or . . . #782 on the road

[ERA Chas]

Great experience Dan after all your work and my badgering.
Welcome to the 'Dumb Questions Club'. Tip: Just nod, smile and wave to the adoring throngs.
Some more tips:
A. Don't let Hondas drive past-you need more immaturity.
B. Forget 4K RPM- get into 5500 on a regular basis-it's quiet enough to do that.
C. Don't short shift and and no 2-4 shifts; you'll foul plugs and those crappy 2 sets of points.
D. Wipe that looney grin off your puss!

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Great experience Dan after all your work and my badgering.
Welcome to the 'Dumb Questions Club'. Tip: Just nod, smile and wave to the adoring throngs.
Some more tips:
A. Don't let Hondas drive past-you need more immaturity.
B. Forget 4K RPM- get into 5500 on a regular basis-it's quiet enough to do that.
C. Don't short shift and and no 2-4 shifts; you'll foul plugs and those crappy 2 sets of points.
D. Wipe that looney grin off your puss!

I actually did do a 2 to 4 shift today but I didn't think it was in that clip - but, guilty as charged. I have about 115 miles on it now so I think as soon as I put some 20W-50 oil in per Keith Crafts suggestion, I will be ready to get ahead of those pesky Hondas. It's a struggle to fight the maturity thing - I seem to drive 5 mph slower than everyone else. I've become my father.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Great experience Dan after all your work and my badgering.
Welcome to the 'Dumb Questions Club'. Tip: Just nod, smile and wave to the adoring throngs.
Some more tips:
A. Don't let Hondas drive past-you need more immaturity.
B. Forget 4K RPM- get into 5500 on a regular basis-it's quiet enough to do that.
C. Don't short shift and and no 2-4 shifts; you'll foul plugs and those crappy 2 sets of points.
D. Wipe that looney grin off your puss!

Didn't KC break-in the engine before delivery? If so, then I wouldn't be stopping at 4,000 RPM. But that's me.

I agree with Chas, I wouldn't use 20W-50. I use Joe Gibb's High Zinc Hot Rod oil in 15W-50 and that's probably too heavy, but it doesn't get too cold around here either.

Sounds fantastic. Very mellow.

[1795]

Dan,

Looks and sounds nice. Take your time and get used to the car before pushing the limits on it. 5500 rpms sounds nice, but unless you are on a race track there are very few practical applications of that speed and power in most traffic situations. Remember those frontal lobes. Hell, I just took a 1,000 mile trip to ERA, New Hampshire and back and with a 3.54 rear end at 75 mph I was only running 3500 rpms. I was talking with a fellow cobra owner at a car show recently and he talked about his first experience passing someone in his cobra and how he did his usual of step on the gas and then pull out into the passing lane and he nearly hit the guy in the rear end. Now he pulls out and then hits the gas.

There is no lag between when you hit the gas and you go, and I do not mean flooring it, just a gentle push on the pedal will make the car jump. I had no problem merging into the fast land when I was coming up on somebody. I could out accelerate anybody coming up from behind me in the other lane. All I had to do was make sure that there was nobody on my side.

It was nice to see Peter, Jack and the other employees who were there. Enjoy the car, you must be smiling from ear to ear.